THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1978
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TOUR IST AND HOTEL INDUSTRIES URGED TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE MANPOWER TRAINING
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THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (INDUSTRIAL TRAINING) MR. HORACE KNIGHT, TODAY URGED THE TOURIST AND HOTEL INDUSTRIES TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE THE IR MANPOWER TRAINING.
MR. KNIGHT MADE THE APPEAL AT A COCKTAIL PARTY GIVEN BY STUDENTS ON THE CARITAS HOTEL AND TOURIST COURSE.
HE SAID THAT SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON TRAINING IN COMMERCE AND SERVICES OF THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL ON THE TWO INDUSTRIES HAD REVEALED THAT EXISTING
IN-COMPANY AND INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES WERE GROSSLY INADEQUATE.
MR. KNIGHT CALLED ON THOSE CONCERNED TO PROVIDE MORE ORGANISED PRACTICAL TRAINING FACILITIES TO COMPLEMENT THE HOTEL AND TOURISM COURSES PROVIDED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND TO PLAY A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PLANNING AND RUNNING OF SUCH COURSES.
MR. KNIGHT POINTED OUT THAT MANY HOTEL WORKERS COULD BEST BE TRAINED THROUGH ORGANISED APPRENTICESHIP, AS IS DONE IN MANY WESTERN COUNTRIES, DURING WHICH APPRENTICES RECEIVE BOTH ON-JOB TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS RELATED TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT THE SAME TIME.
HE REFERRED TO THE ONE-YEAR FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME DAY-RELEASE COURSES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOTEL-KEEPING AND TOURISM OF THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG.
BUT MR. KNIGHT ADDED: +UNLESS THE HOTEL AND TOURIST INDUSTRIES FULFIL THEIR SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN PROVIDING PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR THE MANPOWER THEY NEED -- THAT IS, TAKE ON SUITABLY QUALIFIED YOUNG PEOPLE FOR TRAINING AND SPONSOR THEM TO THESE AND SIMILAR COURSES -- THE RELATED TECHNICAL EDUCATION FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS WILL BY AND LARGE BE WASTED.+
ON THE QUESTION OF STARTING AN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME FOR TRAINING SKILLED MANPOWER FOR THE INDUSTRIES, MR. KNIGHT SUGGESTED THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD CONTACT THE TRAINING COUNCIL DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WHO, HE SAID, WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADVISE ON THE ORGANISATION OF AN APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME AND TO HELP EMPLOYERS
IN RECRUITING APPRENCTICES.
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